Professional Development

Federal Register Summary for week of 25 May 2018

Commerce

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a series of meetings of its Citizen Science Advisory Panel Finance
and Infrastructure Action Team via webinar.

DATES: The meeting via webinar will be held every other week on
Wednesday at 1 p.m. starting June 13, 2018. The schedule of meetings is
Wednesday, June 13; June 27; July 11; July 25; and August 22, 2018. All
of the meetings will start at 1 p.m. and are scheduled to last
approximately 90 minutes each. Additional Action Team meetings and
plenary webinar dates and times will publish in a subsequent issue in
the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES:

Meeting address: The meetings will be held via webinar and are open
to members of the public. Webinar registration is required and
registration links will be posted to the Citizen Science program page
of the Council's website at www.safmc.net.

Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold its 129th Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) meeting and,
173rd Council and associated meetings to take actions on fishery
management issues in the Western Pacific Region.

DATES: The meetings will be held between June 6 and June 13, 2018. For
specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

Environmental Protection Agency

Letter Peer Reviews for Exposure and Use Assessment and Human Health and Environmental Hazard Summary for Five PBT Chemicals; Notice of Public Preparatory Meeting and Public Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: There will be a half-day preparatory meeting for experts
selected to serve as letter peer reviewers for EPA's Exposure and Use
Assessment and Human Health and Environmental Hazard Summary for Five
PBT chemicals. The preparatory meeting will be held via teleconference
and webcast only. Registration is required to attend.

DATES: The preparatory meeting will be held on June 25, 2018, from
approximately 1:00 p.m. (EDT) to 5:00 p.m.

Comments. Requests to present oral comments during the preparatory
meeting should be submitted on or before June 21, 2018. Written
comments to be considered by the peer reviewers may be submitted until
July 23, 2018. Though the peer reviewers may not be able to fully
consider written comments submitted after July 23, 2018, EPA will
consider all comments submitted on or before August 17, 2018. For
additional instructions, contact the Peer Review Leader listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

Webcast. This preparatory meeting will be conducted via
teleconference and webcast only. Registration is required.

Special accommodations. For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the Peer Review Leader listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least 10 days prior to the preparatory
meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

ADDRESSES:

Meeting: The preparatory meeting will be held via teleconference
and webcast only. For additional information, please contact the Peer
Review Leader listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Comments. Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0314, by one of the following methods:

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.

Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science; Extension of Comment Period and Notice of Public Hearing

SUMMARY: On April 30, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
proposed a rule titled, "Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory
Science." The EPA is extending the comment period on the proposed
rule, which was scheduled to close on May 30, 2018, until August 16,
2018. The EPA is also announcing a public hearing to be held for the
proposed rule. The hearing will be held on July 17, 2018 in Washington,
DC. The EPA is making these changes in response to public requests for
an extension of the comment period and for a public hearing.

DATES: The public comment period for the proposed rule published in the
Federal Register on April 30, 2018 (83 FR 18768), is being extended.
Written comments must be received on or before August 16, 2018. The
public hearing will be held on July 17, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for the proposed rulemaking
(available at http://www.regulations.gov). The Docket ID No. is EPA-HQ-
OA-2018-0259. Submit your comments, identified by the appropriate
Docket ID, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. The
EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not
submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. If you need to include CBI as part of your
comment, please visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html for
instructions. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the
official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish
to make.

Public hearing: The public hearing will be held at the
Environmental Protection Agency, William Jefferson Clinton East
Building, Main Floor Room 1153, 1201 Constitution Avenue NW, in
Washington, DC 20460. The public hearing will convene at 8:00 a.m. EST
and continue until 8:00 p.m. EST or one hour after the last registered
speaker has spoken, whichever is earlier. The EPA will make every
effort to accommodate all speakers that arrive and register. Because
this hearing is being held at a U.S. government facility, individuals
planning to attend the hearing should be prepared to show valid picture
identification to the security staff to gain access to the meeting
room. No large signs will be allowed in the building, cameras may only
be used outside of the building, and demonstrations will not be allowed
on federal property for security reasons.

If you would like to present oral testimony at the public hearing,
please register online at https://www.epa.gov/osa/strengthening-transparency-regulatory-science or contact Tom Sinks, Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of the Science Advisor, (MC 8105R), 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 564-0221,
staff_osa@epa.gov, no later than 2 business days prior to the public
hearing. The last day to register will be July 15, 2018. If using
email, please provide the following information: Time of day you wish
to speak (8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m.-8:00
p.m.), name, affiliation, address, email address, and telephone and fax
numbers.

PURPOSE OF MEETING: To provide advice, recommendations and counsel on
major
goals and policies pertaining to international programs and activities.

AGENDA

Monday, June 18, 2018; 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Update on OISE activities.

Discussion of new NSF approach to international outreach--
MULTIplying Impact Leveraging International Expertise in Research
(MULTIPLIER) approach.

Discussion of multilateral international research
collaborations.

Discussion of new approach to the Board on International
Scientific Organizations (BISO) (CLOSED SESSION).

Tuesday, June 19, 2018; 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Discussion of overall Advisory Committee strategic
planning.

Update on NSF international collaboration data analytics.

Meet with NSF leadership.

REASON FOR CLOSING: Session on the new approach to the Board on
International Scientific Organizations (BISO) will include discussion
of potential proposed agency actions which may properly be closed to
the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) of the Government in the
Sunshine Act.

Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.

SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the
following information collection requirement to OMB for review and
clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This is the second
notice for public comment; the first was published in the Federal
Register on February 21, 2018, and no comments were received. NSF is
forwarding the proposed renewal submission to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance simultaneously with the publication of
this second notice. The full submission may be found at: http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Comments should be addressed to:
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: Desk
Officer for National Science Foundation, 725 7th Street NW, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, and to Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room
W18000 Alexandria, Virginia 22314, or send email to splimpto@nsf.gov.
Copies of the submission may be obtained by calling Ms. Plimpton at
(703) 292-7556. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339, which is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365
days a year (including federal holidays).

NSF may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless
the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such persons are not required to
respond to
the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.